on Monday to build an “unsinkable”
version of the Titanic, 100 years after
the original sank after hitting an iceberg.
voyage from England to North America,
the old Titanic route, in late 2016.
“It is going to be designed so it won’t
sink,” mining and tourism tycoon Clive
Palmer told reporters. “It will be
designed as a modern ship with all the
technology to ensure that doesn’t
happen.”
The original Titanic, the largest liner in
world when it was launched and
dubbed “virtually unsinkable” at the
time, sank after hitting an iceberg on
April 15, 1912, killing 1,517 passengers
and crew.
Palmer said his new shipping company,
Blue Star Line Pty Ltd, had signed a
memorandum of understanding with
the Chinese state-owned company CSC
Jinling Shipyard to build Titanic II. The
original ship was operated by the White
Star Line.
The design work had started for the
new Titanic, which will have the same
dimension as its old version with 840
rooms and nine decks.
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